Saturday, 11 August 2012

Birthday Post (Part 2)

How self-indulgent of me to write two post all about my birthday!

The Porefessional was a gift off my little sister as I absolutely loved the sample size from glamour, I really liked the feel of it and definitely noticed my makeup applied easier and looked better with this underneath so this will definitely be part of my everyday makeup routine.

I used my Body Shop birthday £5 on the oils as they were already 2 for £12 and got 10% off with the body shop card too, so I think I paid around £5.80 which Phil decided to give me as he wanted more to wrap up! I love the strawberry and the mango range so those are the scents I picked and they are absolutely lush. I can't wait to use these in my hair as I've not tried any hair oils yet and I will probably use it on my skin after a shower too.

Finally the inglot! We went to Westfield especially for the inglot store as I loved the sound of the freedom system, it was so straight forward and the shop assistant was really lovely these will definitely get their own post this week!

I fell in love with this dress, in the wrong size and at full price, when I was looking for a dress for a friends graduation ball ( I was her date, but stupidly I left dress shopping until the last minute as usual!) I tried it on anyway and it looked so nice except for the enormous gap at the back where the zip had no chance of doing up, so obviously I had to leave it there and find something else. While we were in Westfield I did my usual thorough checks of the sale rail (I do love a sale rail even when I'm being treated) amazingly I found the dress in my actual size and reduced to half price! I tried it on and it still looked perfect, it even did up this time, so I grabbed Phil to pay and unbelievably it was further reduced! It actually felt like a fairy tale, now I need somewhere to wear it and feel like a princess! (so many exclamation marks but I'm just so happy with my luck).

I am actually wearing this dress as I type, it's my perfect shape and style! Dorothy Perkins bring out a dress every year in a multitude of colours/prints and I always fall in love and try the collect them. I have 2 others like this one already (leopard print & pink with black lace) and have the plain black next on my list! It's nice that it makes Phil so happy to see me wearing the dress a lot too.

Finally (I was definitely spoiled rotten!) I got this lovely underwear set from boux avenue, Phil was pretty embarrassed in the shop but I was in my oils! The set is beautiful with some real luxury touches like metal clasps and fixings and the fit is really good too, so I will be heading back there soon!

My family have always tried to make a lot of effort for birthdays but I've learnt as I've got a little older that I prefer a more relaxed day as sometimes the pressure to have fun spoils it (it's always the same with new years eve too!) so I definitely prefer to keep things low key, shopping and food is my perfect day anyway!

It's a bit of a trek for the day, but so worth it! The parking is pretty cheap atm or the tube is really straight forward and it's right outside! I only went in box avenue after you and Gemma raved about it. X

About Me

The word "Cariad" is Welsh for love, beloved, sweetheart or darling and is derived from the Latin word "carus", which means love or loved one. This is a blog about everything I love, everything lovely.
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